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B. E. AGARD. Portable Stove.

No. 225,780 Patented Mar.

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N0. 225,780. "Patented Mar. 23, 1880.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

BENJAMIN E. AGARI), OF DUBUQUE, IOWA, ASSIGNOR F ONE-HALF OF HIS RIGHT TO FRANK CONBIOK, OF SAME PLACE.

PO RTABLE STOVE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 225,780, dated March 23, 1880.

Application filed November 6, 1879.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN E. AGARD, of Dubuque, in the county of Dubuque and State of Iowa, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Portable Stoves; and I do hereby declare that the following is afull and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

1c The object I have in view is to produce a cheap portable cooking'stove of sheet metal, for camping out and similar purposes, which can be folded for transportation into a very small compass without disconnecting many parts, and which can be readily set up for immediate use.

My invention therein consists in the various new combinations and arrangements of the principal parts in the stove, as more fully hereinafter described, in order to effect the purposes above named.

In' the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the stove complete, and having the supplementary oven placed thereon; Fig. 2, a sectional view of the stove and the supplementary oven; Fig. 3, a bottom view of the stove; Fig. 4, a view of the same folded; Fig. 5, a view of the oven folded; Fig.6, a view of a portion of the stove-pipe folded; Fig. 7, a bottom perspective view of the supplementary oven.

Like letters denote corresponding parts.

A is the top plate of the stove, made of one or more pieces of sheet metal, and turned down on all sides to form a flange, a. The top plate 3 5 has preferably two pot-holes, closed by covers I), which have downwardly-projecting flanges entering the pot-holes, and pivoted finger-rin gs on their tops, by which they are handled. At its rear end the top plate is pierced by a smoke- 0 opening, around which is secured a pipe-collar, c, of rectangular shape, carrying a wingdamper,13.

The sheet-metal top plate, A, is strengthened by stiff cross-strips O, of metal, which are riv- 4 5 eted to the under side of the top plate, enabling the top to support, without sinking in,the usual cooking-pots.

The sheet-metal sides D D of the stove are.

hinged to the top plate within and close to the flange a. The lower edges of the sides, which rest upon the ground, maybe doubled or turned over awire to give greater strength. The sides have inwardly-turned flanges c at their ends, projecting rectangular ribs d to receive the oven, (to be presently described,) and loops 0 at 5 5 their lower edges for engaging with the braces E F. The sides fold inwardly fiat against the top plate and within the flange a. The rear. end plate, G, is hinged to the top plate within the flange a and within the end flanges, c, of the sides. It is folded against the top plate before the sides.

The front end plate, H, of the stove forms the fuel and draft door. It is hinged to the edge of the flange a outside of the flanges c of the sides, and swings outwardly as well as i11- wardly. It has a draft-slide, c, and is held open and closed by a hooked rod, f, engaging with loops 9 g on the body of the stove and a loop, h, on the door.

The oven I is of rectangular shape, and is made of four plates, hinged together at their edges, so that the oven can be folded into a fiat form, Fig. 5. This oven is extended into its rectangular form, and is placed between the sides, which spread apart slightly for that purpose, and is sprung over the ribs (I when the sides are brought against the ends of the oven, securely holding the same in position.

The side plate, D, has a suitable door, K, which closes the entrance into the oven. The oven is raised above the lower edges of the sides, so that the products of combustion will pass beneath as well as above the same.

The stove can be used without the oven, and 8 5 it is evident that the oven, when employed, can be removably held by other means than those shown.

The braces E F, when the stove is put up for use, hold the sides D D from either moving go farther apart or nearer together. The front brace is also used to rest the forward ends of the sticks of wood upon, so that air will pass under the fire and up through it.

The stove-pipe L is made in one or more sec- 9 5 tions, of rectangular form. Each section is constructed of fourfiat plates, hinged together, so that it can be folded flat for transportation, as shown in Fig. 6. It is evident that this pipe (as well as the oven I) could be made of more than four plates, and consequently of somewhat different form; but the construction shown is preferred.

The manner of using this stove is apparent from the foregoing description. To fold the stove for transportation, after the pipe is slipped from the collar, the braces E F are first removed, the sides spread apart, and the oven taken out. The rear end plate is then folded inwardly upon the top plate, then the sides, and finally the fuel-door, the whole forming a flat and compact bundle. The oven and pipe are laid flat upon the top plate, and the whole can be packed in quite a small boX.

I have designed to use with my folding portable stove a supplementary oven, M, with open bottom, which is placed directly upon the top of the stove. This supplementary oven M can be used whether the stove has an oven or not, or it can be entirely dispensed with.

The supplementary oven has a top plate, 1?, with a downwardly-projecting flange, i, on all sides. The sides 70 of this oven are hinged to the top, and fold upon the same within the flange i. The other sides, l, are hinged to the top, have end flanges, l, against which the sides k fold outwardly, and loops m, for receivin g braces n, which keep the sides Zclose against the sides 70, and prevent the latter sides from moving inwardly. The sides 1 fold upon the sides 70 within the flange 2" of the top, making a flat compact bundle, which can be packed with the rest of the stove.

I am aware that 1 am not the first to construct a folding stove-body, and do not claim the same, broadly; but

What I do claim as myinvention, and desire .to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a folding portable stove, substantially as described, and in combination therewith, the removable oven I, constructed of plates hinged together and adapted to be folded flat, as set forth.

2. In combination,a folding stove-body having front fuel and draft door and side oven-' door, a removable folding oven, a removable folding stove-pipe, and a draft-damper, substantially as described and shown.

3. The folding supplementary oven M, with open bottom, and constructed with top plate, 2', having flange 2', sides It I, the latter having flanges l and loops m, and the braces n, substantially as described and shown.

This specification signed and witnessed this 19th day of August, 187 9.

BENJAMIN E. AGARD.

' Witnesses:

JOHN BUETTELL, Mormon M. CADY. 

